Malacanang Palace

This Palace rests on the bank of the Pasig River as the house of government where the Philippine president lives. Malacanang will forever be associated with the excesses of the Marcoses. When Cory Aquino became President she didn't want to associate herself with her profligate predecessors and refused to use the palace as a home, keeping it only for official functions. She opened parts of it as a museum for Marcos memorabilia, but when Fidel Ramos took over he severed the Marcos connection and asked that the museum focus only on Philippine presidential history, although the Marcos Room does contain some of the late dictator's personal belongings. Current president Gloria Arroyo uses about two-thirds of the palace for her official functions and duties, while the museum takes up about one-third. Malacanang Museum (Mon-Fri 9am-3pm; tel 02/733 3721 or 734 7421) is in JP Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila. A guided tour costs P200 and a non-guided tour P40.

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